[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you are tinkering, doing electronics, and/or soldering you might already have had contact with surface-mounted devices or, in short, “SMDs”. Of course, soldering some of these tiny parts by hand is possible. But [...]

I have uploaded a short demonstration video that shows the RetroPie GPIO Adapter in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0It2YPMuqFQ&w=640&h=385 The video shows the RetroPie GPIO adapter connected with two SNES controllers within a PetRockBlock PIE case. The [...]

[divider style=”dashed” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] UPDATE: The RetroPie GPIO Adapter is replaced by the ControlBlock, which supports more controller types and provides even a power switch functionality. The ControlBlock is has its own page here. [...]